# Sadistic Snack Foods and the Masochists Who Love Them **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 29, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621 "2008-06-29T03:04:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/1 "2008-06-29T03:04:20Z")
I love rice crackers. I love them so much that the last time I went to the grocery store I bought the humongous 3 pound bag. I’ve had a bowl of them just about every day this week. My jaw hurts from eating them. My jaw hurts and og help me I want to eat some more! Whenever I get a craving for cheetos I eat them until the inside of my mouth hurts. Same goes for Salt & Vinegar potato chips. Yet, I will get them again. So what kind of snack foods cause you pain but you can’t stop eating them? ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/2 "2008-06-29T03:09:33Z")
Wasabi peas. I like tossing a whole handful into my mouth at once and then crunching down to get a really good sinus burn. Granted, I can’t taste anything else for the next several hours, but it’s totally worth it. ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/3 "2008-06-29T03:39:21Z")
Whoppers. You know, the malted milk balls? I can eat an entire carton at a time, but the roof of my mouth hurts for days after. Pistachios. I will shell and eat those until my fingers bleed, and then take a hammer to those few that I can’t pry the shells from. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/4 "2008-06-29T03:46:36Z")
My masochism is time-release. Since I’m diabetic, most of the foods I love will eventually kill me. Especially anything that combines peanut butter and chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/5 "2008-06-29T03:49:32Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] Wasabi peas. I like tossing a whole handful into my mouth at once and then crunching down to get a really good sinus burn. Granted, I can’t taste anything else for the next several hours, but it’s totally worth it. [/QUOTE] This is what I came in to say. I think wasabi peas are a little like russian roulette - mostly they are bearable, but one in every 6 or 7 is like a little nuclear bomb that makes your eyes water. Love them! ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/6 "2008-06-29T04:08:38Z")
Popcorn. I could eat a bag (the big one, not the single serving size) once or twice a day, but the hulls get in places that even dental floss won’t reach and my mouth is sore for days. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/7 "2008-06-29T05:49:19Z")
Acid Drops. They’re a boiled lolly (hard candy) that’s got more citric acid or something in them than normal. They’re sour, but not warhead sour. Just… Lemon juice sour, really. I love them so much. But being a boiled sweet they splinter as you suck on them and cut the roof of your mouth up. Then the acid gets in. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/8 "2008-06-29T06:31:41Z")
[QUOTE=MissGypsy] Pistachios. I will shell and eat those until my fingers bleed, and then take a hammer to those few that I can’t pry the shells from. [/QUOTE] They are so evil and yet so tasty, aren’t they? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/9 "2008-06-29T07:11:53Z")
Another vote for wasabi peas. I like holding them against the tip of my tongue, where all the really good pain receptors are. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Buttons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/10 "2008-06-29T07:14:22Z")
[QUOTE=MissGypsy] Pistachios. I will shell and eat those until my fingers bleed, and then take a hammer to those few that I can’t pry the shells from. [/QUOTE] I just recently discovered these through my SO. Ironically, the first one I pop in my mouth, tastes like crap, but once I get over that taste I just keep popping them in for the next hour, consuming them as fast as I can take the shell off. Yes, I know they sell them de-shelled, but at least the de-shelling process slows me down a little. If you’ve ever read the nutrional label on them, I don’t think you should be shoveling down fistfuls of them for 30 minutes straight. It’s nature’s way of saying “DO NOT EAT 500% OF YOUR DAILY FAT INTAKE IN UNDER 10 MINUTES”. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/11 "2008-06-29T07:44:07Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] So what kind of snack foods cause you pain but you can’t stop eating them? [/QUOTE] Pecans. I’m mildly allergic, but I love them anyway. They first cause a rash and then, if I keep eating the pecans, painful blisters, mostly on my palate, but involving my gums and tongue as well. Walnuts do the same thing, but luckily I don’t like walnuts! ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/12 "2008-06-29T10:42:06Z")
Artificial cinnamon flavored candies, like red hots or Big Red gum. For years I’d keep eating them, swollen and exploded taste buds be damned. I did eventually give them up, but oh do I miss them! ---
**Author:** ![Fiveroptic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiveroptic/32/8257_2.png) [@Fiveroptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveroptic)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/13 "2008-06-29T10:58:32Z")
Cap’n Crunch. Who here has NOT abused the roof of her mouth with the crunchy sugary goodness that is Cap’n Crunch, especially when there are crunchberries. Salt and vinegar potato chips. I love 'em, especially when I’m PMSing, but after about five minutes my mouth puckers up and I can’t stop salivating (and not in a good kind of salivating way.) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/14 "2008-06-29T13:01:26Z")
Barbecue hot sauce. Put it on Mesquite Chicken. Delicious, but with the correct sauce, you may believe The End Of The World™ has arrived. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/15 "2008-06-29T13:02:16Z")
Wasabi peas and Chinese mustard. I’ll slather Chinese mustard on egg rolls, snort and sniffle my way through the first bite, take a drink, then slather on more. Mmmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/16 "2008-06-29T15:58:56Z")
Crunchy Frog, Anthrax Ripple and Spring Surprise 😉 I agree with the pistachio nomination, after a while, the shells get _sharp_, and my fingers start to get a little raw from the edges, but they’re just so good ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/17 "2008-06-29T16:07:57Z")
[QUOTE=MissGypsy] Pistachios. I will shell and eat those until my fingers bleed, and then take a hammer to those few that I can’t pry the shells from. [/QUOTE] What is it with pistachios that is so satisfying despite the labor required to extract each nutmeat? Maybe the manual operation partially distracts from the oral craving? That, and the salt, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/18 "2008-06-29T16:17:23Z")
I’m not sure if this counts, but fresh pineapple kills me every time. I eat a whole one in a single sitting, and then nurse acid and enzyme burns for the rest of the day. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/19 "2008-06-29T16:58:28Z")
Pumpkin seeds. I just sit there with a book, something to drink and crack and eat, crack and eat. I like the plain salted ones, and after a while, the salt seems to slightly erode all the surfaces of my mouth and tongue. Just… one… more. Okay, another. One more. This is the last one. No more. One more. And every once in a while, you hit a ‘bad seed’, heh. Rancid or something. But it’s too late, 'cause it’s already in your mouth! Ew. Still. I have just one more. A plump one. That one wasn’t plump enough. There’s a nicer one. Okay, these are good. One more… ---
**Author:** ![PerditaX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@PerditaX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PerditaX)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621/20 "2008-06-29T17:07:44Z")
Ditto on the Whoppers! Also Cool Ranch Doritos - I always end up stabbing my gum with one at some point, but I keep munching anyway. And I’m with **WhyNot** on the cinnamon. I buy the big box of Atomic FireBalls at Sam’s and keep them on my desk at work. My fellow addicts come by and help me eat them. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadistic-snack-foods-and-the-masochists-who-love-them/454621.md?page=2)